Tour the night sky as our star projector displays the universe on our 24-meter dome in one of our 30 minute Planetarium shows.

With out-of-this-world astronomy, aviation, and space travel exhibits, the James S. McDonnell Planetarium is one of the nation's leading space education facilities.

SAINT LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER

Regular Hours:

Monday – Saturday: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Locations:

Main Building

5050 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110

James S. McDonnell Planetarium

At Clayton Avenue in Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63110

General admission is always free. Buy tickets or become a member to enhance your experience.

Special Exhibitions

The Discovery of King Tut

Now Open

Walk in the footsteps of archaeologist Howard Carter and experience the tomb of King Tutankhamun and all its treasure as they were at the moment of discovery. The special exhibition will feature a total of 1,000 breathtaking recreations that were scientifically and expertly hand-crafted over five years by leading Egyptian artisans.

Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission

Landing April 14, 2018

The Apollo 11 command module Columbia, the only portion of the historic spacecraft to complete the first mission to land a man on the moon and safely return him to Earth, as well as more than 20 one-of-a-kind artifacts from the historic mission are coming to the Saint Louis Science Center. Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, will open on April 14, 2018.